MONTERREY, Mexico – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 78 event at Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico, took home UFC Athlete Outfitting (Reebok sponsorship) pay totaling $130,000.
In the FOX Sports 1 headliner, Neil Magny (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) took home a split-decision victory over a visibly shocked Kelvin Gastelum (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) by scores of 47-48, 48-47, and 48-47. Magny is quickly making his way up the compensation ladder and pocketed $10,000 for his appearance, while Gastelum took home $5,000.
“The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Diego Sanchez (25-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC) took home an event high $20,000 for his decision loss to Ricardo Lamas (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the night’s co-feature.
Longtime UFC and WEC veteran Scott Jorgensen (15-12 MMA, 4-8 UFC) also took home $20,000 in a losing effort, as an ankle injury forced an early end to his preliminary bout with Alejandro Perez (16-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
The full UFC Fight Night 78 UFC Athlete Outfitting (Reebok sponsorship) payouts included:
Neil Magny: $10,000
def. Kelvin Gastelum: $5,000
Ricardo Lamas: $10,000
def. Diego Sanchez: $20,000
Henry Cejudo: $2,500
def. Jussier Formiga: $5,000
Erick Montano: $2,500
def. Enrique Marin: $2,500
Enrique Barzola: $2,500
def. Horacio Gutierrez: $2,500
Leandro Silva: $2,500
def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
Erik Perez: $5,000
def. Taylor Lapilus: $2,500
Bartosz Fabinski: $2,500
def. Hector Urbina: $2,500
Alejandro Perez: $2,500
def. Scott Jorgensen: $20,000
Andre Fili: $2,500
def. Gabriel Benitez: $2,500
Alvaro Herrera: $2,500
def. Vernon Ramos: $2,500
Polo Reyes: $2,500
def. Cesar Arzamendia: $2,500
Michel Prazeres: $2,500
def. Valmir Lazaro: $2,500
Under the new UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce (April 2011 and later) fights. Competitors with 1-5 bouts receive $2,500 per appearance; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive, in perpetuity royalty, payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2015 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:
Year-to-date total: $2,322,500
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 78, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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